News / National
Prostitute kills baby for getting in the way of sex work
07 Oct 2016 at 10:04hrs | Views
A sex worker from Muzarabani, only identified as Alice, has allegedly killed her 3-weeks-old baby for getting in the way of her work.
The incident happened last night (Thursday).
Eyewitnesses claim that she grabbed the baby's throat.
A source familiar with the situation told Bulawayo24 that the accused told her colleagues that the baby was "unplanned as it came from a burst condom and that she did not know the baby's father."
Alice is in police custody assisting them with the investigation.
The baby is yet to be taken for a postmortem.
Cases of murder are on the increase in Mashonaland Central and police are doing awareness campaigns to curb the trend.
More to follow...
The incident happened last night (Thursday).
Eyewitnesses claim that she grabbed the baby's throat.
A source familiar with the situation told Bulawayo24 that the accused told her colleagues that the baby was "unplanned as it came from a burst condom and that she did not know the baby's father."
Alice is in police custody assisting them with the investigation.
The baby is yet to be taken for a postmortem.
Cases of murder are on the increase in Mashonaland Central and police are doing awareness campaigns to curb the trend.
More to follow...
Source - Muzarabani,Byo24News,